Did Huck’s “cancelled” ad run in Iowa anyway?

posted at 8:56 pm on January 2, 2008 by Allahpundit

TPM says yes. Remember, it was sent out to local TV stations before Huck had his alleged eleventh-hour change of heart — although as Jim Geraghty noted this morning, the timeline appears to be somewhat … nuanced. In theory someone might have missed the memo and ran it against the campaign’s wishes. Except that Huck announced he was yanking the ad on Monday and TPM says the spot ran last night. They missed the memo by a full day?

Does it matter, though? Wouldn’t you know it, America’s most famously conservative cable news channel somehow managed to obtain an exclusive clean copy of the spot — not a bootleg, shot on the scene a la Mark Halperin as Huck aired it for reporters, but a master copy — and ran it last night during Hannity & Colmes. Not enough viewers? I guess not, because check out the following clip of what went down on the Factor about a half hour ago. Your exit question: Did Carl Cameron get the copy from one of those local stations or did this one come special delivery from Huckabee HQ?

I can’t have respect for a man that would film an ad with his heart felt convictions and then pull the ad. That is not what an honorable man does.
Then to ad insult to injury he finds a way to “inadvertently” show the world his ad that he did not have the malkins to show. That is cheesy as hell. but what do you expect from a cheese ball, tin horn preacher huckster?

Come on peeps! The announcement of him not running the piece was just a political play. Who in the world would hold a press meeting just to say “I am not doing this…and here is what I am not doing!”

Geez…this guy just may be worse than Billy Jeff.
He is a snake politician, like most of ’em. Our best bet is either to get the base excited about FRED! or to get someone we would have to compromise with like Giuliani, who is more experienced in the political world and more electable.
My heartfelt choice is with Fred!. But my logical choice is with Rudy.

Nobody on that stage is more electable, and that is my logic.

McCain – Too old and has his crazy moments
Romney – The religion thing
Huck – RINO(If even that)
Who else? Fred! But he just looks worn out (if I was married to that I would be too :p )

So at this point we need to look at who is electable and keep that person to honest. I know it is hard to do so, but our Revolution must continue. It started in 1979, faltered not in 1992, but in 1999. (Remember, a president does not run the country, congress does..The president just approves or disapproves of stuff).And again in 2007.

The ‘fire in the belly’… Where has it gone? The days of Newt’s “Contract to America”, the conservative principles on which we stand, where is the fire? Where are our leaders in a time, so politically dark, where are our leaders with enough light in their sight to see that we are America.

All I am saying is that is not one candidate up on that stage that is close to what Reagan was and for them to even think they are close befuddles my mind.
One word.
CRAPTASTIC!

I’m finished freaking out about Huckabee now. He can’t possibly get the nomination, regardless of how well he does in Iowa (and that’s in doubt given this attack ad crap he’s pulling, plus Rush lowering the boom on him today).

Now I’m just hoping Huck’s implosion happens quickly and dramatically enough to send enough voters and donors Fred’s way to keep him alive for awhile longer. Doubtful, I know–especially given Iowa evangelicals’ apparently blind devotion to this passive-aggressive slimeball Huckabee–but stranger things have happened.